Collaborative Research: Volatile Loss During Magma Ascent and Cooling
- Lead PI: Terry Plank , Alexander Saylor Lloyd
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Unit Affiliation: Geochemistry, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO)
- August 2010 - July 2014
- Inactive
- Central America ; North America ; Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO) ; Fuego Volcano, Guatelama ; Seguam Volcano, AK
- Project Type: Research
DESCRIPTION: The project aims to assess directly the volatile loss from magmas over timescales of minutes to months, as measured in volcanic crystals and glass, and from this provide estimates of magma ascent rates critical to understanding eruptive processes. This will be accomplished using analytical techniques to measure volatile species.
OUTCOMES: Different chronometers are providing coherent, rapid timescale of water los during eruption and this test case is now ready to be applied to other volcanic systems.